buzëmadh

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Albanian

një buzëmadh në Sardenjë ― a boxlip mullet in Sardinia

Etymology

From buzë (“lip”) +‎ madh (“big”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

buzëmadh (feminine buzëmadhe, masculine plural buzëmëdhenj, feminine plural buzëmëdha)

  1. blubber-lipped, big-lipped
    Synonym: buzaç

Noun

buzëmadh m needs inflection

  1. (ichthyology) boxlip mullet (Oedalechilus labeo)

References

  • Bardhi, Frang (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 44: “labrosus — buɛemaξ”
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “buzë […] -madh”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 44b
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “buzëmadh”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary
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